GRASS commence a-comin' Thoo de thawin' groun', Evah bird dat whistles Keepin' noise erroun'; Cain't sleep in de mo'nin', Case befo' it's light Bluebird an' de robin, Done begun to fight. Bluebird sass de robin, Robin sass him back, Den de bluebird scol' him 'Twell his face is black. Would n' min' de quoilin' All de mo'nin' long, 'Cept it wakes me early, Case hit 's done in song. Anybody wo'kin' Wants to sleep ez late Ez de folks'll 'low him, An' I wish to state (Co'se dis ain't to scattah, But 'twix' me an' you), I could stan' de bedclothes, Kin' o' latah, too. 'T ain't my natchul feelin', Dis hyeah mopin' spell. I stan's early risin' Mos'ly moughty well; But de ve'y minute, I feel Ap'il's heat, Bless yo' soul, de bedclothes Nevah seemed so sweet. Mastah, he 's a-scol'in', Case de han's is slow, All de hosses balkin', Jes' cain't mek 'em go. Don' know whut 's de mattah, Hit 's a funny t'ing, Less'n hit 's de fevah Dat you gits in spring. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: CARL HAMBLIN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 11. AL-MUTAKABBIR by EDWIN ARNOLD THE SONG OF HER by WILLIAM ROSE BENET GRANDMOTHER'S GARDEN by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN ADDRESS TO THE TOOTHACHE by ROBERT BURNS DESCRIPTION OF TUNBRIDGE by JOHN BYROM TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 3. THE MEANING OF IT ALL by EDWARD CARPENTER |